Gwinnett County man arrested for obscene contact with children online

The Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of a Winder man for distributing obscene materials to minors and trying to have obscene contact with a child online.

According to the sheriff’s office, David Jones was trying to make obscene contact with someone he believed to be a 14-year-old.

GCSO said Jones was under investigation and was arrested in Lawrenceville while trying to talk to the minor on May 14.

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Jones also faces two drug charges.

He was charged with criminal attempt to commit a felony, electronically furnishing obscene materials to minors, obscene internet contact with a child, possession and use of drug-related objects, possession of a Schedule II Controlled Substance and possession of a Schedule IV Controlled Substance.

The Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office Trafficking and Child Exploitation Unit arrested Jones. He was given a $1,300 bond but remains in custody, according to jail records.

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